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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 3.3.32

9–61. Trigonometric integrals Evaluate the following integrals.
32. ∫ cot⁵(3x) dx

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Step 1: Recognize that the integral involves a power of cotangent. To simplify, use the trigonometric identity \( \cot^2(x) = \csc^2(x) - 1 \) to express higher powers of \( \cot(x) \) in terms of \( \csc(x) \). Rewrite \( \cot^5(3x) \) as \( \cot^3(3x) \cdot \cot^2(3x) \).
Step 2: Substitute \( \cot^2(3x) \) using the identity \( \cot^2(3x) = \csc^2(3x) - 1 \). This transforms the integral into \( \int \cot^3(3x) \cdot (\csc^2(3x) - 1) \, dx \).
Step 3: Break the integral into two parts: \( \int \cot^3(3x) \cdot \csc^2(3x) \, dx \) and \( -\int \cot^3(3x) \, dx \). Focus on the first term by using substitution. Let \( u = \cot(3x) \), so \( du = -3 \csc^2(3x) \, dx \). Rewrite the integral in terms of \( u \).
Step 4: After substitution, the first term becomes \( -\frac{1}{3} \int u^3 \, du \). Solve this integral using the power rule for integration: \( \int u^n \, du = \frac{u^{n+1}}{n+1} \). For the second term, rewrite \( \cot^3(3x) \) as \( \cot(3x) \cdot \cot^2(3x) \), and use the identity \( \cot^2(3x) = \csc^2(3x) - 1 \) again.
Step 5: Combine the results of the two integrals, back-substitute \( u = \cot(3x) \), and simplify the expression. Ensure the final answer includes the constant of integration \( C \).

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